With Valentine’s day coming up, I thought it would be a fun little craft to make handmade paper gift boxes. This was a great craft to do with the kids to occupy some time, but they also loved it because they came up with some ideas of crafts to make and give away. I’m posting…

Last week I showed Part 1 of this tutorial, how to quilt the front and back pieces of your Christmas stocking. This week I”ll show you how to sew all the pieces together, add a lining, and the cuff. Sew front and back pieces together After you have made your front and back…

Remember as part of my Christmas home tour I showed you a sneak peak of the quilted Christmas stockings I made for the girls? Today I’m going to show you how! Yes I know it’s after Christmas, but this is a great winter project that you can do now and be all prepared for next Christmas.…

January is a great time for setting goals for the year and to make a list of things to accomplish. It feels so satisfying to cross a task off the list when it’s complete. It gives me a sense of accomplishment. When it comes to the house related goals, DIY projects are a combined hobby…

Happy new years eve everyone! Thanks for following along with me this past year. Now that it’s the end of the year I thought it would be a good idea to look back over the last twelve months and do a year in review all the projects Tony and I completed. Sometimes in the daily…

It’s better late than never! Now only a few day days before Christmas, here is our Christmas home tour. This year I went for a colorful and fun theme, something the kids would love. It’s not a picture perfect home, but this is normal life for us right now. Come on in and enjoy the…

I had a request to make a wood nativity for my sister-in-law’s Willow Tree nativity figurines. I love getting requests and coming up with a design to create something. Here is how I made a DIY wood nativity from some scrap wood I had around the house. You can adapt the design to whatever size…

Today I’m going to show you how I made some easy DIY birch branch candle holders! One Christmas tradition we did growing up was to light some candles and list to the Boney M Christmas cassette while decorating the Christmas tree. This is a tradition that I loved and that we want to continue with…

Are you looking for an easy and inexpensive way to update your Christmas tree ornaments? I’m going to show you how I totally changed the look or our ornaments using leftover cans of colorful spray paint and glitter. Old Christmas Ornaments We have had the same Christmas ornaments for almost ten years. We bought some…

I”m usually a bit of a last minute Christmas gift buyer. It’s mostly because I don’t know what to buy for the “hard to buy for person”. And I feel like our kids already have too many toys, and they don’t really need anything else. But it’s so fun to spoil them and see the…